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Self-esteem reconsidered : unstable self-esteem outperforms level of self-esteem as vulnerability marker for depression
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Author
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Abstract
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| Previous studies have built up evidence that an unstable self-esteem is associated with vulnerability to depression and that it outperforms level of self-esteem as a predictor for symptoms of depression. However, most of these studies have used student samples exclusively to investigate the role of self-esteem instability in depression vulnerability. Our present study used samples of currently depressed inpatients, formerly depressed individuals, and never-depressed controls to investigate the relationship between self-esteem instability and depression. In addition, we examined the predictive validity of self-esteem instability in predicting future depressive symptoms. The results indicate that self-esteem instability is associated with depression and vulnerability to depression. Furthermore, self-esteem instability interacted with perceived stress variability and depressed mood variability in predicting future depressive symptomatology at six months follow-up. These results are in line with the diathesisstress model and support the hypothesis that self-esteem instability might be more important than level of self-esteem in predicting vulnerability to depression. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Behaviour research and therapy. - Oxford
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Publication
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Oxford
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2007
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ISSN
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0005-7967
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DOI
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10.1016/J.BRAT.2007.01.003
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Volume/pages
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45
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(2007)
, p. 1531-1541
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ISI
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000247514600009
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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